diff --git a/Content.Client/Popups/PopupOverlay.cs b/Content.Client/Popups/PopupOverlay.cs
index 17af5ca38f..5adc2e1ff0 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Popups/PopupOverlay.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Popups/PopupOverlay.cs
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ public sealed class PopupOverlay : Overlay
 
     private void DrawPopup(PopupSystem.PopupLabel popup, DrawingHandleScreen handle, Vector2 position, float scale)
     {
-        const float alphaMinimum = 0.5f;
+        var lifetime = PopupSystem.GetPopupLifetime(popup);
 
-        var alpha = MathF.Min(1f, 1f - (popup.TotalTime - alphaMinimum) / (PopupSystem.PopupLifetime - alphaMinimum));
-        var updatedPosition = position - new Vector2(0f, 20f * (popup.TotalTime * popup.TotalTime + popup.TotalTime));
+        // Keep alpha at 1 until TotalTime passes half its lifetime, then gradually decrease to 0.
+        var alpha = MathF.Min(1f, 1f - MathF.Max(0f, popup.TotalTime - lifetime / 2) * 2 / lifetime);
+
+        var updatedPosition = position - new Vector2(0f, MathF.Min(8f, 12f * (popup.TotalTime * popup.TotalTime + popup.TotalTime)));
         var font = _smallFont;
         var color = Color.White.WithAlpha(alpha);
 
diff --git a/Content.Client/Popups/PopupSystem.cs b/Content.Client/Popups/PopupSystem.cs
index be0966674d..d8d3f079c5 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Popups/PopupSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Popups/PopupSystem.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ namespace Content.Client.Popups
         private readonly List<WorldPopupLabel> _aliveWorldLabels = new();
         private readonly List<CursorPopupLabel> _aliveCursorLabels = new();
 
-        public const float PopupLifetime = 3f;
+        public const float MinimumPopupLifetime = 0.7f;
+        public const float MaximumPopupLifetime = 5f;
+        public const float PopupLifetimePerCharacter = 0.04f;
 
         public override void Initialize()
         {
@@ -185,6 +187,13 @@ namespace Content.Client.Popups
 
         #endregion
 
+        public static float GetPopupLifetime(PopupLabel label)
+        {
+            return Math.Clamp(PopupLifetimePerCharacter * label.Text.Length,
+                MinimumPopupLifetime,
+                MaximumPopupLifetime);
+        }
+
         public override void FrameUpdate(float frameTime)
         {
             if (_aliveWorldLabels.Count == 0 && _aliveCursorLabels.Count == 0)
@@ -195,7 +204,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Popups
                 var label = _aliveWorldLabels[i];
                 label.TotalTime += frameTime;
 
-                if (label.TotalTime > PopupLifetime || Deleted(label.InitialPos.EntityId))
+                if (label.TotalTime > GetPopupLifetime(label) || Deleted(label.InitialPos.EntityId))
                 {
                     _aliveWorldLabels.RemoveSwap(i);
                     i--;
@@ -207,7 +216,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Popups
                 var label = _aliveCursorLabels[i];
                 label.TotalTime += frameTime;
 
-                if (label.TotalTime > PopupLifetime)
+                if (label.TotalTime > GetPopupLifetime(label))
                 {
                     _aliveCursorLabels.RemoveSwap(i);
                     i--;